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. 2016 Jun;78(3):232-4.
doi: 10.1007/s12262-015-1387-4. Epub 2015 Nov 12.

Retropancreatic Ovarian Tumor

Soumyo Ranjan Acharya  1 , Prosenjit Dasgupta  1 , Subhobroto Das  1 , Sandip Halder  1 , Nilanjan Panda  1
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Retropancreatic Ovarian Tumor

Soumyo Ranjan Acharya et al. Indian J Surg. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

Retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenomas are rare lesions (less than 50 reported) characterized by presence of ovary like stroma of unknown origin. However, germinal component of ovary has never been found in them. The pancreas occasionally gives rise to mucinous cystadenomas, but they are always intrapancreatic. We report a unique case of a rare retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenomas with presence of ovarian follicles in a 45-year-old lady who presented with an abdominal mass. This was successfully excised. Though retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenomas are rare, presence of ovarian follicle (germ cell) in them has never been reported before.

Keywords: Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma; Mucinous cystadenomas; Retropancreatic tumors; Retroperitoneal tumors.

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CT scan showing the tumor
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a–c Intraoperative picture, specimen picture, and histopathology picture (H &E stain; original magnification ×40, showing papillary formation by columnar epithelial cells secreting mucin and corpora albicans)
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